Chukuka Samuel Enwemeka, Violet Vakunseh Bumah, Daniela Santos Masson-Meyers,Light as a potential treatment for pandemic coronavirus infections: A perspective,Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, Volume 207, 2020, 111891,ISSN 1011-1344,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111891.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134420303419) Abstract The recent outbreak of COVID-19, which continues to ravage communities with high death tolls and untold psychosocial and catastrophic economic consequences, is a vivid...Read More

Rob Frieden, The evolving 5G case study in United States unilateral spectrum planning and policy,Telecommunications Policy, Volume 44, Issue 9, 2020, 102011, ISSN 0308-5961,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2020.102011.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308596120301038) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308596120301038 Extract: This paper offers a critical rebuke to unilateral spectrum management, because the short-term benefits expected by the U. S. government likely will be offset by countervailing harms to 5G...Read More

This was an “opinion piece”, not an actual study. Notice of the withdrawal: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32668870/ Criticism of the opinion piece: Worst paper of 2020? 5G and Coronavirus induction  https://scienceintegritydigest.com/2020/07/23/worst-paper-of-2020-5g-and-coronavirus-induction/ Paper blaming COVID-19 on 5G technology withdrawnRead More

By David Ray, July 7, 2020 Night shift work has been a common feature of industrial economies for decades, and it has long been known that working through the night can negatively impact upon health. In recent years, the evidence base about these health impacts has expanded considerably. Here, Professor David Ray introduces this evidence and highlights how...Read More

by Amal Mohamed Dameer on July 21, 2020 in Clocks in the Spotlight. Have you ever had your blood pressure checked at the doctor’s? Did you assume your blood pressure stayed the same all day? It does not! It is in concert in a circadian rhythm orchestra with low base notes during the night and high peak notes during the...Read More

By Erik Stokstad Jul. 17, 2020 , 8:00 AM Dogs are renowned for their world-class noses, but a new study suggests they may have an additional—albeit hidden—sensory talent: a magnetic compass. The sense appears to allow them to use Earth’s magnetic field to calculate shortcuts in unfamiliar terrain. The finding is a first in dogs, says...Read More

Charoenngam, N.; Holick, M.F. Immunologic Effects of Vitamin D on Human Health and Disease. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2097. Abstract Vitamin D is responsible for regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also known as an immunomodulatory hormone. Experimental studies have shown that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the active form of vitamin D, exerts...Read More

Samsung Research has published a 6G white paper, outlining the company’s vision on the next generation of mobile technology. The paper describes Samsung’s view of how 6G may be developed into the next mobile technology standard, with mass adoption expected from around 2030. The research group expects 6G to enable novel applications such as immersive...Read More

Source: https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-africa-south-2020-7-this-is-the-butcher-s-bill-for-south-africa-s-science-cuts/ 16 JUL 2020 By Linda Nordling Treasury’s ultimatum to science department: Slash your budgets or we’ll cut them for you Thousands of postgraduate and PhD grants. Hundreds of research grants. The National Science Week. Research chairs and centres of excellence. These are some of the victims of South Africa’s pandemic budget cuts unveiled...Read More

Oncol Lett. 2019 Nov; 18(5): 5383–5391.Published online 2019 Sep 20. doi: 10.3892/ol.2019.10899 PMCID: PMC6781513 PMID: 31612047 Abstract Radiofrequency (RF) radiation in the frequency range of 30–300 GHz has, since 2011, been classified as a ‘possible’ human carcinogen by Group 2B, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at WHO. This was based on a number of human epidemiology studies...Read More